ALL roads (and bridges) lead to Snatch Alley.

Sunrise on this date back in 1935 shown upon the Sunday traffic that crossed the two new canal bridges that had opened just the day before.

New Bourne Bridge opened 22 June 1935

And this should serve as a little reminder as to just how much effort it had taken people to get to Snatch Alley when it was constructed in 1932. The Great Depression aside (for the moment), even the new automobiles were not known for either their comfort or their speed. The same can be said for the roadways. But the new bridges at Bourne and at Sagamore were a step (on the gas pedal) in the ride direction.

 Original drawbridge at Bourne

Even before work could begin on digging the canal in 1914, two drawbridges had been constructed in 1911 to carry traffic above the work site and onto the Cape.

 Bourne Bridge under construction

Sagamore Bridge under construction

Old Bourne Bridge in the foreground raises its span to reveal the new Bourne Bridge to its east

While the bridges did move traffic over the canal, the ride to Snatch Alley was still a long and winding Route 28 that was not likely to have much of a radio to blast out the tunes. 

And so it went.